9-year-old college recruit dreams of being a Husky

Ellen DeGeneres often puts the spotlight on extraordinary children. One of the latest kid superstars she found is 9-year-old basketball prodigy, Jaden Newman of Orlando, FL.

Newman became the youngest person to ever be recruited by a college program when her father received a letter from the University of Miami, a Division I school, expressing interest in the young athlete and inviting her to visit the campus.

The team’s assistant coach was impressed by Newman after coming across a video (above) of her playing basketball. According to Ellentv.com, “The 4-foot-7 phenom currently plays on the high school’s varsity team, and averages 14.8 points and 7.5 assists per game.”

“It shows that I’m really good at basketball,” Newman told Ellen’s Good News.

Newman doesn’t want to stop here, though. She told Ellentv.com that she wants to play for UConn after high school, and then go on to be the first woman to ever play in the NBA.

Newman said her talent has grown because she challenges herself by playing with older, more experienced athletes.

“I play with older people,” she said. “If you play at your age, you’re not going to get better, but if you play higher, you have more competition.”